Um Tambor Diferente by Salvato Teles de Menezes, William Melvin Kelley

Um Tambor Diferente

Salvato Teles de Menezes, William Melvin Kelley

missing page info Add in missing page information • first pub 1964 (editions)

fiction historical race challenging emotional reflective slow-paced

Description

June, 1957. One hot afternoon in the backwaters of the Deep South, a young black farmer named Tucker Caliban salts his fields, shoots his horse, burns his house, and heads north with his wife and child. His departure sets off an exodus of the stat...

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Community Reviews Summary of 210 reviews

Moods

reflective 83%
emotional 66%
challenging 61%
dark 55%
sad 55%
tense 33%
informative 5%
mysterious 5%

Pace

slow 50%
medium 44%
fast 5%

Plot- or character-driven?

A mix: 63% | Character: 18% | Plot: 18%

Strong character development?

It's complicated: 75% | No: 16% | Yes: 8%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 63% | No: 36%

Diverse cast of characters?

Yes: 72% | It's complicated: 18% | N/A: 9%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 50% | It's complicated: 33% | N/A: 8% | No: 8%

Average rating

4.28

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